Trying to find out the most important historical events that took place on this day in India and rest of the world? This article titled Today in History – January 27 – India and World serves the purpose as provides a chronologically arranged historical events that took place in both India and rest of the world. In case you are preparing for civil services examination, this article is going to be a study aid.

What Happened On This Day in History – January 27

Today in History – January 27: “India”

1886: Radhabinod Pal, an Indian academician and jurist, was born.

1921: Imperial Bank of India was founded. Later, it was renamed as State Bank of India.

1928: Michael Craig, Indian-English screenwriter, was born.

1963: The song Aye Mere Vatan Ke Logon was sung by Lata Mangeshkar for the first time.

1974: President V. V. Giri dedicated Nehru Memorial Museum to the nation on this day. Nehru Memorial Museum is at Teen Murti House at New Delhi.

2009: R. Venkataraman, the 8th President of India, died.

Today in History – January 27: “World”

1186: Heir and son of Frederick I (Holy Roman Emperor),Henry VI married Sicily’s Constance.

1343: To justify the power of pope and to use the indulgences, Pope Clement VI issued papal bull Unigenitus.

1695: After the death of Ahmed II, Mustafa II became the Caliph of Islam and emperor of Ottoman empire.

1785: First public university in United States, the University of Georgia was founded.

1869: During the Boshin War, Ezo Republic was established by the Tokugawa rebels in Hokkaidō.

1880: Patent on incandescent lamp was received by Thomas Alva Edison.

1918: During the First World War, Finnish Civil War started on this day.